The Ski Instructor Podcast Podcast

The Ski Instructor Podcast

The Ski Instructor Podcast
The Ski Instructor Podcast. Interviews with interesting and innovative Ski Instructors and Ski School Directors.
63 - Professional Ski Instructors of Europe (PSIE) - Derek Tate and Jamie Kagan
Welcome to episode 63 of The Ski Instructor Podcast, this week featuring Jamie Kagan and Derek Tate of the Professional Ski Instructors of Europe (PSIE).The PSIE is a sister organisation of the PSIC, Professional Ski Instructors of Canada and shares much of the same pathway and framework as that organisation.  There will be tweaks to the pathway for the PSIE that will make it compatible with European marketplace needs.We talk about what the guys are trying to do with the new association and how it aims to complement existing instructor associations in Europe.  We talk in depth about what it offers ski instructors and where it is recognised.To find out more about the PSIE, go to www.psie.pro I had a great time making this episode and I hope you enjoy [email protected] www.snow-pros.ski/lessons music by www.bensound.com
May 1, 2024
1 hr 20 min
62 - Tom Gellie revisited part 1 - Big Picture Skiing
Welcome to episode 62 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.One of my big regrets of all of the previous episodes that I have recorded was the poor sound quality on the original Tom Gellie episode.  So I got back in touch with Tom to have another long chat about skiing and the latest development and direction that he has gone with his business, Big Picture Skiing.This is part 1 of a 2 part conversation and we did this in two different seasons, once in June 2023 before the Australian ski season and the second part in November 2023, just before the start of this winter.We had a great conversation (with decent sound!) and talked about Tom's online ski coaching business, ski boots, telemark (again, sorry) and flow state. I love chatting with Tom and I think this really comes through in the podcast.If you want to find Tom, you can go to his website www.bigpictureskiing.com Happy [email protected]/lessonsmusic by www.bensound.com
Mar 11, 2024
1 hr 23 min
61 - Deb Armstrong - Olympic Gold Medallist and YouTube superstar
Welcome to Episode 61 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.This week my guest probably needs no introduction as you will have all seen Deb's YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/@DebArmstrongSkiStrong but you probably haven't read her bio on what an extraordinary athlete she was in the 70's and 80's, culminating in her greatest success, the GS women's gold medal in the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo in 1984.We had a great chat about all aspects of skiing.  How the channel came about and her early formative years of skiing that lead up to such amazing success.This was a great conversation with such good energy.  I hope you enjoy it.happy [email protected]/resortsmusic by www.bensound.com
Jan 30, 2024
1 hr 36 min
60 - Avalanche Awareness Special - Julian Griffiths, European Snowsports
Welcome to episode 60 of The Ski Instructor Podcast, this week featuring an avalanche awareness special with Julian Griffiths of European Snowsports.Julian's ski school has lost two instructors free skiing in the last three years to avalanches and this episode is a summary of the police investigation report in to the most recent one, in which Joel and his friend Joel, were taken.Julian is going around giving this talk to any organisation that would like to hear it and you can contact me to be connected to Julian [email protected] This episode covers the the report and also we talk about how modern media glamourises avalanche risk, as well as how social media encourages risk for attention. I hope you you get some useful knowledge from this episode. Dave www.snow-pros.ski music by www.bensound.com
Dec 30, 2023
1 hr 36 min
59 - John Eames - Former BASI telemark director and The Off Piste and Telemark Ski Company
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 59 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.For this episode, I had long and interesting conversation with John Eames, Director of The Off Piste and Telemark Ski Company and former telemark director for BASI.This conversation is quite telemark centric and covers John's skiing background, the rise and fall of telemark skiing, evolution of equipment and technique versus alpine.You can find more info about John's company here:https://www.facebook.com/TheTelemarkSkiCompanyHappy [email protected]/lessonsmusic by www.bensound.com
Nov 23, 2023
1 hr 44 min
58 - PSIC, Professional Ski Instructors of Canada - Perry Schmunk and Jeff Marks
Welcome to episode 58 of the podcast and an interview I did with Perry and Jeff from the new Canadian ski instructor association, The Professional Ski Instructors of Canada, PSIC.We had a great wide ranging chat, talking mostly about the new organisation and their objectives but also chatting other things like Interski, attracting new people into snowsports and Perry and Jeff themselves.You can find out more about PSIC here:  www.psic.pro Happy listeningDave [email protected]/lessons music by www.bensound.com
Oct 23, 2023
1 hr 42 min
57 - Jon Ahlsén and Tom Waddington - Level Up Ski Coaching
Welcome to episode 57 of The Ski Instructor Podcast, this week featuring a return to the pod for Jon and Tom.Jon and Tom have gone in a new direction with their own ski instructor training company, Level Up Ski Coaching.  You can find them here:www.levelupskicoaching.comInsta and FB @levelupskicoaching In this episode we chat all things to do with their new venture, ski instructor cars and accommodation, off season training and skiing robots.On the day that we recorded this it was about 33 degrees in Le Châble and we had a fan on in the background so that is what the background white noise is.I hope that you enjoy the episode as much as I did making [email protected] by www.bensound.com
Sep 15, 2023
1 hr 31 min
56 - Q+A Special featuring Phil Brown from Impulse Racing and the NSSA
Welcome to episode 56 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and finally, I get round to doing the Q+A episode that I promised you all so long ago.I was on a week long motorbike tour with Phil Brown of Impulse Racing and we had a chance to sit down one evening overlooking Lake Como and go through the questions that you all sent in.I want to thank you for taking the time to send them in.Happy listening Dave [email protected] https://www.snow-pros.ski/snowboarding   music by www.bensound.com
Aug 14, 2023
54 min
55 - Darren Turner, Insight Ski Coaching, Ski School App - Part 2
Welcome to episode 55 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and part 2 of my chat with Darren Turner.   I travelled to Aosta in the autumn to chat with Darren about his life in skiing, his career as an instructor and his subsequent changes of direction after skiing.Darren grew up skiing in the UK and Europe, eventually becoming an independent instructor in Serre Chevalier in France. In this episode we chat about his transition to making film, the development of the app and his philosophy for technical skiing and teaching.You can get in touch with Darren through his website http://insightski.com/ or find him on facebook @darrenturnerskiing Dave Burrows [email protected] https://www.snow-pros.ski/english-ski-school-aosta-valley-italy music by www.bensound.com
Jun 30, 2023
1 hr 44 min
54 - Darren Turner, Insight Ski Coaching, Ski School App - Part 1
Welcome to episode 54 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.     I travelled to Aosta in the autumn to chat with Darren Turner about his life in skiing, his career as an instructor and his subsequent changes of direction after skiing.Darren grew up skiing in the UK and Europe, eventually becoming an independent instructor in Serre Chevalier in France.As well as this, he created the wildly successful Ski School app and now splits his time between video production and ski teaching.  We talk more about that in part 2. You can get in touch with Darren through his website http://insightski.com/or find him on facebook @darrenturnerskiing I really enjoyed the conversation that I had making this podcast and I hope you enjoy listening to it. Dave Burrows [email protected]://www.snow-pros.ski/english-ski-school-courmayeur   music by www.bensound.com
May 25, 2023
1 hr 11 min
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